WD Presents: Magazine Cover Revealed, Five WDU Courses, and More!
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There is always so much going on in the world of Writer’s Digest that even staff members find it hard to keep up. As a result, we’ve decided to start collecting what’s on the horizon to make it easier for everyone to know what’s going on and when.
This week, we’re excited to announce our September / October cover reveal, five WDU courses and more!
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Writer’s Digest cover reveal for September / October!
Outstanding Storytelling is the cornerstone of the most creative writing, from short stories and poetry to novels and memoirs, and it’s the theme of our September / October 2021 issue. We’ve curated a selection of features and articles to inform and inspire writers of all types in their quest to better write and share their stories.
Click here to read more about our July / August issue.
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Five online courses start this week!
Build your novel scene by scene
We’ll walk through the entire novel writing process, from day one to writing a draft. To begin with, we’ll think about whether your new concept can be longer than 200 pages. We will spend time doing the important work of describing and evaluating the narrative arc of your story. We will think more deeply about your characters, their desires and their motivations. Then, most of the next few weeks will be devoted to writing your novel scene by scene by scene.
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Mastering Amazon for Authors
Master Amazon for Authors is the premier online course designed to help you maximize book sales at the world’s largest retailer. This self-guided video course provides step-by-step instruction for authors of all skill levels. Learn the secrets of Rob Eagar, one of Writer’s Digest’s top instructors and one of America’s most accomplished book marketing experts. Rob takes the guesswork out of publishing and promoting your books on Amazon.
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The art of storytelling 102: show or tell
In this six-session course, you will learn the difference between showing and telling and when it is good to tell instead of showing, how to balance showing and telling to create memorable characters and realistic, fluid dialogue, how to improve your conflict. story about when to show and when to say, and more.
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Write Memoir 101
The goal of this course is to teach you how to structure your stories, develop your storytelling skills, and give you the tips, techniques, and knowledge to fit your own life stories into chronological memory. Learn more about the genre through Write and sell your thesis by Paula Balzer and The truth of the brief by Kerry Cohen.
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Write the science fiction and fantasy novel
Do you dream of distant worlds and mythical creatures? If so, take this six-week workshop and turn your ideas into creative sci-fi and fantasy novels. You’ll learn the basics of fictional worlds, how to write a sci-fi novel with intriguing characters and plot, and write up to 2,500 words for your sci-fi or fantasy story.
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The deadline for your story # 113 is approaching!
Write a short story of 650 words or less depending on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc. it is, after all, your story. Register before August 31, 2021.
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